Ron Laird

Personal information

Born

May 31, 1938

Medal record

Men's Athletics
Representing the United States
Pan American Games
	1967 Winnipeg	20km Walk

Ronald ("Ron") Owen Laird (born May 31, 1938 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a race walker from the United States, who represented his native country at four Summer Olympics, starting in 1960. His best finish was the 19th place in the men's 50 km walk at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. He won the 20 km event at the 1967 Pan American Games.

References

Pan American Games champions in men's 10 km walk and 20 km walk

1951: 10 km walk 1963 – present: 20 km walk

1951: Henry Laskau (USA) 1955–1959: Not held 1963: Alex Oakley (CAN) 1967: Ron Laird (USA) 1971: Goetz Klopfer (USA) 1975–1979: Daniel Bautista (MEX) 1983: Ernesto Canto (MEX) 1987: Carlos Mercenario (MEX) 1991: Héctor Moreno (COL) 1995: Jefferson Pérez (ECU) 1999: Bernardo Segura (MEX) 2003–2007: Jefferson Pérez (ECU) 2011: Erick Barrondo (GUA) 2015: Evan Dunfee (CAN)

1968 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Qualification	1968 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

Men's track & road athletes	Jack Bacheler Wade Bell John Carlos Leon Coleman Willie Davenport Ron Daws Bob Day Tom Dooley Lee Evans Tom Farrell Ron Freeman Boyd Gittins Charles Greene Ervin Hall Rudy Haluza Jim Hines Larry James Goetz Klopfer Ron Kutschinski Ron Laird Tom Laris Marty Liquori Vincent Matthews Kenny Moore Van Nelson Conrad Nightingale Mel Pender Larry Questad Bill Reilly David Romansky Jim Ryun Lou Scott Ronnie Ray Smith Tommie Smith Tracy Smith Geoff Vanderstock Tom Von Ruden Ron Whitney George Young Larry Young

Men's field athletes	Bob Beamon Ralph Boston Reynaldo Brown Edward Burke Gary Carlsen Casey Carrigan Ed Caruthers Hal Connolly Frank Covelli Dick Fosbury Albert Hall Dave Maggard Randy Matson Charles Mays Mark Murro Al Oerter John Pennel Bob Seagren Jay Silvester Rick Sloan David Smith George Stenlund Norman Tate Bill Toomey Tom Waddell Arthur Walker George Woods

Women's track & road athletes	Margaret Bailes Doris Brown Lois Ann Drinkwater Julie Mae Dyer Barbara Ferrell Francie Kraker Madeline Manning Mildred Netter Mamie Rallins Jarvis Scott Esther Stroy Patty Van Wolvelaere

Women's field athletes	RaNae Bair Estelle Baskerville Sharon Callahan Olga Connolly Barbara Friedrich Cathy Hamblin Eleanor Montgomery Carol Moseke Maren Seidler Martha Watson Willye White Pat Winslow

Coaches	—

Masters athletics

Events	World Masters Athletics Championships European Veterans Athletics Championships Asia Masters Athletics Championships Senior Olympics World Masters Games

Records	World European American

Federations	World Masters Athletics European Athletics Veterans Association

Athletes	List of Masters Athletes USATF Masters Hall of Fame

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 88230714 LCCN: no99010773 GND: 138175845

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